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HB 1337: Jurisdiction of the Courts

GENERAL BILL by Steinberg

Jurisdiction of the Courts; Authorizes service of process on Secretary of State if other representatives of corporation cannot be served; requires that process served on Secretary of State on behalf of defendant corporation be accompanied by fee & specified information; provides duties of Secretary of State concerning service of process; includes as additional basis for subjecting person to jurisdiction of courts of this state contract that designates law of this state as law governing & agreement to submit to this state's jurisdiction, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/7/2011 House • Filed
    3/8/2011 House • Introduced -HJ 121
    3/14/2011 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 221
    5/7/2011 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee

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  • HB 1337, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/7/2011 at 11:56 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1878 (c1) Jurisdiction of the Courts Margolis Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.081 Service on corporation. Page 2 (pdf)
    48.151 Service on statutory agents for certain persons. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.193 Acts subjecting person to jurisdiction of courts of state. Page 7 (pdf)
    55.502 Construction of act. Page 9 (pdf)
    684.0019 Conditions for granting interim measures. Page 9 (pdf)
    684.0026 Recognition and enforcement. Page 9 (pdf), Page 10 (pdf)
    685.101 Choice of law. Page 10 (pdf)
    685.102 Jurisdiction. Page 12 (pdf)

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